Patterns and Gaps Identified in a Systematic Review of the Hepatitis C Virus Care Continuum in Studies among People Who Use Drugs

Frontiers in Public Health

Ashly E. Jordan¹ 

关键词: people who use drugs;    hepatitis C virus infection;    hepatitis C virus care continuum;    systematic review;    evidence base;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2017.00348

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionSystematic reviews are useful for synthesizing data on various health conditions and for identifying gaps in available data. In the US, the main risk group for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is people who use drugs (PWUD); as a group, PWUD have the highest prevalence of chronic HCV. While the care continuum construct has been increasingly applied to studies of HCV care among PWUD, what constitutes the steps in an HCV care continuum is not standardized. We sought to examine the range of HCV care continuum outcomes that studies reported on, to identify gaps in the literature, and to develop strategies that allowed for valuable syntheses of care continuum data.

【 授权许可】

CC BY